Hooch deathSurjit
Singh (30), resident of Kangh village died on
Thursday after consuming spurious liquor. The
police has registered a case under Section 174,
Cr P.C. The deceased was an Army jawan on leave.

FEROZEPORE

Medical campAs many as
250 labourers were examined and treated free of
cost at a medical camp organised at Zira on
Saturday. A function was also held to create
awareness about literacy among them. It was
addressed by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Gurdev
Singh Sidhu.

GURDASPUR

SuicideHarjit
Kaur (21) of Sidhwan committed suicide by
consuming celphos on Thursday. A love affair was
stated to be the reason for her suicide. The
police arrested Yoga Singh, the alleged lover of
the deceased. A case under Sections 306 and 34 of
the IPC has been registered.

HOSHIARPUR

Paddy
procurementThe Deputy
Commissioner, Mr Iqbal Singh said at a khula
darbar at Nathupur village on Friday that all
necessary arrangements had been made for the
procurement of paddy. He said regular procurement
would start from September 15 in the district and
more than 90,000 tonnes of paddy was likely to
arrive at 49 procurement centres.

KHARAR

Hindi fortnightKharar Textile Mills, is celebrating a Hindi
fortnight. The final function will be held on
September 14, according to Mr N.K. Shrivastwa,
Hindi officer of the mill.Case
registeredThe Punjab
Vigilance Department has registered a case under
the Anti-Corruption Act against a senior officer
of the Punjab Roadways, Chandigarh, on a charge
of causing a loss of Rs 47 lakh to the Punjab
Government. According to information received
here on Friday, the officer, while working as a
Divisional Manager, decided time-barred appeals
of some drivers and conductors which were seven
to 12 years old, because of this the government
had to pay large amounts as arrears. An inquiry
into the matter was conducted by a DSP of the
vigilance Department.

PATIALA

Ghazal
programmeMr Harpal Tiwana, an eminent artist and
director of the Punjabi theatre, TV and cinema,
presided over a programme of ghazals presented by
the Saaz-aur-Awaz Club at Bhasha Bhavan here. He
lauded the role of the club in reviving the rich
tradition of music and ghazals, and providing a
forum to the artists and ghazal lovers of the
city.

Sapling
plantationA sapling
plantation function was organised by Punjab
National Bank, Goraya, in collaboration with the
Rotary Club on Saturday. It was inaugurated by Mr
K.L. Dua, Regional Manager of the bank. About 150
saplings were planted at Mahal and Gohawar
villages. The Chief Manager of the bank, Mr P.S.
Bedi, and Rotarian, Mr J.S. Suri, also spoke.

SAMRALA

Anganwari
workersMore than 250 Anganwari workers and helpers
took out a procession on Friday in the bazaar
here to draw the attention of the authorities to
their demands. Later they submitted a memorandum
to the SDM, Mr Sanjay Popli. New SPMr Hartej Singh Sekhon, has taken over as
S.P. (D), Khanna police district, in place of Mr
Paramraj Singh Dhaliwal who has been posted as
SSP Fatehgarh Sahib.

SANGRUR

Shagun schemeAn amount
of Rs 1.67 lakh has been distributed among 3275
Scheduled Castes girls during the last financial
year as part of the government's shagun scheme.
According to Mr Anirudh Tewari, Deputy
Commissioner, an amount of Rs 64.75 lakh has been
released in the current year for the purpose by
the District Development Planning Board.

FATEHABAD

Dental campThe Lions
Club organised a dental check-up camp at the
Ratia Government Girls Senior Secondary School on
the occasion of Teachers Day. The SP, Mr Rajbir
Deswal, was the chief guest. The club also
honoured teachers with good academic records.Adhyapak sanghThe following have been elected
office-bearers of the Bhuna block unit of the
Haryana Rajkiya Adhyapak Sangh: president 
Mr Mewa Singh; vice-president  Mr Sadhu
Ram; secretary  Mr Uggar Sein;
joint-secretary  Mr Roshan Lal and
treasurer  Mr Dharam Paul. Literacy sammelanThe district administration will organise a
"literacy sammelan" on the occasion of
International Literacy Day, on September 8, at
Manohar Memorial College here. According to the
Deputy Commissioner, Mr K.S. Yadav, the sammelan
would be organised jointly by the Saksharta
Samiti, the Public Relations Department, the
Education Department and the district
administration.

HISAR

MurderedOne person,identified as Dayanand, was
murdered in the Patel Nagar area here on Friday
evening by four persons who attacked him with
sharp-edged weapons. A case under Section 304 of
the IPC has been registered.

Liquor seizedThe Jhajjar police has seized liquor worth Rs
18 lakh from some persons in Bazitpur village,
about 50 km from here, on Thursday. the seizure
was made when about 60,000 pouches of English
liquor were being off-loaded from a truck. The
liquor was alleged to have been smuggled from
Madhya Pradesh. The police has impounded the
truck and arrested five persons including its
driver and cleaner.

SONEPAT

CampaignThe local Municipal Council has launched a
week-long special cleanliness campaign in the
city. Mrs Veena Rani, chairperson of the council,
told mediapersons here on Saturday that
additional safai workers had been deployed to
lift the garbage and filth from the city. She
appealed to people to cooperate with the
municipal staff and make the campaign a success.CM's visitThe Chief
Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, will arrive here on
September 7 on a one-day visit. Mr Rajiv Jain,
general secretary of the Haryana Vikas Party,
told mediapersons here on Friday that Mr Bansi
Lal would address a meeting of party workers at
the local Panchayat Bhavan at 11 a.m. and later
on review the progress of the on-going
development schemes.SamplesOfficials
of the Health Department conduced surprise raids
on shops at Murthal village in the district on
Thursday and seized four samples of mustard oil
from there. The number of samples seized by the
officials in the district has gone up to 20.NominatedMr Ranbir
Dahiya, president of the district unit of the
Indian National Lok Dal, on Thursday nominated Mr
Om Parkash Saroha as the district president of
the Kisan Cell and Mr Pale Ram, advocate, as the
district president of the Legal Cell of the
party.ResentmentResentment
prevails among the telephone subscribers of
Sector 14 and other parts of the city as their
telephones have not been functioning for the past
two months. The subscribers have threatened to
file complaints with the District Consumers
Disputes Redressal Forum for seeking compensation
for the losses suffered during the period.RaidThe
anti-crime branch of the police has foiled an
attempt to loot a petrol pump and arrested four
persons in a surprise raid conducted at their
hideout on the GT Road, near Kanwali village of
the district. The SP, Mr K. Selvraj, told
mediapersons here on Friday that the police had
recovered a pistol, an airgun, and a live
cartridge from the possession of those arrested.DemandThe
Haryana Federation of University and College
Teachers' Organisation has urged the state
Governor to seek exemption from the Essential
Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) for teachers. The
act has been invoked to deal with the ongoing
strike of the teachers. It also pointed out that
the university and college teachers in the state
had not so far been paid their salaries for last
month.

JAWALAMUKHI

Woman deadSudershna
(29), a married woman, died on Saturday under
mysterious circumstances in the local hospital.
She was reportedly pregnant. The police has
registered a case.

NURPUR

CheatingThe local
police has registered a cheating case under
Sections 420 and 34 of the IPC against a former
Army captain of Thoda Bhaloon village of this
subdivision for allegedly taking money from
unemployed youths on the pretext of getting them
recruited in the Army.

SHIMLA

Flash floodTwo persons, Raju Ram and Sonu Ram, were
washed away in a flash flood in the Ner-Gharvasra
panchayat area of Jogindernagar on Friday night.